683. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí of the ranks of Assistant Commissioner, Chief Superintendent, Superintendent, Inspector and Sergeant currently within each Garda Division and the corresponding figures for the start of years 2024-2025, in tabular form [21513/26]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAn Garda Síochána
1,882 questions from 135 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
1,882
questions
1,855 written, 27 oral
135
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
9
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 67 |
| February 2025 | 114 |
| March 2025 | 142 |
| April 2025 | 86 |
| May 2025 | 92 |
| June 2025 | 81 |
| July 2025 | 128 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 134 |
| October 2025 | 87 |
| November 2025 | 88 |
| December 2025 | 108 |
| January 2026 | 78 |
| February 2026 | 125 |
| March 2026 | 112 |
| April 2026 | 96 |
| May 2026 | 92 |
| June 2026 | 75 |
| July 2026 | 64 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 43 |
| October 2026 | 70 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
684. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration position regarding the current staffing levels at Castlebar Garda Station, including the number of members per unit; if his attention has been drawn to reports that one unit at the station is operating with just three members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21519/26]
685. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí currently assigned to each unit at Castlebar Garda Station. [21521/26]
686. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current Garda numbers at Westport and Claremorris Garda Stations, given their frequent role in covering calls for Castlebar. [21522/26]
687. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of Gardaí withdrawn from regular duty in County Mayo as a result of the recent Traffic Corps competition in the Mayo-Roscommon-Longford division; and to confirm the number of members that have been reassigned from Castlebar and Westport stations. [21523/26]
696. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated full year cost if 1,400 new Gardaí were recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21855/26]
697. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the ages of the current Garda prisoner transport truck fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21856/26]
699. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of mandatory alcohol testing checkpoints run by An Garda Síochána during Christmas week 2025; and the number of detections of drink driving uncovered at these checkpoints, in tabular form. [21890/26]
705. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated full year costs if 1,200 new Gardaí were recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21991/26]
706. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí within Donegal Division that have been trained in Public Order Commander Course in the years of 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21992/26]
708. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported burglaries in Carlow and Kilkenny in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22037/26]
711. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to improve An Garda Síochána resources in the mid-west. [22126/26]
712. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he is taking to improve recruitment and retention of Gardaí. [22127/26]
714. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to Kildare-Carlow Division as of 18 March 2025. [22139/26]
720. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Garda assigned to the Meath/Westmeath Garda division; the number assigned specifically to Westmeath; the comparable figures for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22169/26]
730. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of marked and unmarked Garda vans attached to Waterford-Kilkenny Division as of 18 March 2026, in tabular form. [22290/26]
731. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to the Roscommon-Galway constituency compared to the sanctioned strength, and any plans to increase Garda resources in the area. [22330/26]
732. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average Garda response time to incidents in rural parts of the Roscommon–Galway constituency over the past 12 months, in tabular form. [22331/26]
733. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the name of the individual or individuals who chaired and were members of the Garda Vetting Review Group since its establishment in April 2021. [22366/26]
734. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will publish the interim report or recommendations or any document submitted to him by the Garda Vetting Review Group since its establishment in April 2021. [22367/26]
735. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons the Garda Vetting Review Group established in April 2021 missed its original six month reporting target and its twelve month reporting target; and the reason it failed to publish a final report to date. [22368/26]
739. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Garda to population ratio in each county. [22453/26]
740. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who reported being assaulted while on active duty in County Mayo in each of the past ten years. [22454/26]
741. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of burglaries reported in County Mayo in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [22455/26]
1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who attested in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20732/26]